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Local news from the 14 Maine cities and towns covered by The Forecaster. Have a news tip for us? Call 207-781-3661 or e-mail the editor, Mo Mehlsak, editor@theforecaster.net.enCape Elizabeth hosts nearly 6,500 runners for 18th TD Beach to Beacon 10Khttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/08/01/cape-elizabeth-hosts-6500-runners-td-beach-beacon/240300
A pack of elite runners leads about 6,500 Beach to Beacon participants from the starting line Saturday, Aug. 1, in Cape Elizabeth.http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/08/01/cape-elizabeth-hosts-6500-runners-td-beach-beacon/240300#commentsPrintCape ElizabethNewsApprovedSat, 01 Aug 2015 20:20:06 +0000240300 at http://www.theforecaster.netMaine high court justices grill both sides in LePage veto disputehttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/maine-high-court-justices-grill-both-sides-lepage/240281
PORTLAND &mdash; Four teams of attorneys representing various branches and agencies of government had their day in court Friday, when the justices of Maine&rsquo;s highest court heard oral arguments in the case of 65 disputed gubernatorial vetoes. The courtroom was packed with lawmakers, r...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/maine-high-court-justices-grill-both-sides-lepage/240281#commentsPrintBathBath/Topsham/HarpswellCape ElizabethChebeague IslandCumberlandNewsHarpswellNorth YarmouthScarboroughYarmouthTopshamBrunswickCumberland/North YarmouthFalmouthFreeportApprovedPortlandScarborough/Cape ElizabethSouth PortlandYarmouth/Chebeague IslandFri, 31 Jul 2015 17:50:06 +0000Mario Moretto, Bangor Daily News240281 at http://www.theforecaster.netPortland man convicted of sexually assaulting girl in Scarboroughhttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/portland-man-convicted-sexually-assaulting-girl-sc/240248
SCARBOROUGH&nbsp;&mdash; A Portland man was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl in 2013. Timothy M. Hunt, 29, was convicted on six counts of gross sexual assault and six counts of unlawful sexual touching, according to a press release from the Scarborough Police...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/portland-man-convicted-sexually-assaulting-girl-sc/240248#commentsPrintNewsNews BriefsScarboroughApprovedPortlandFri, 31 Jul 2015 14:50:06 +0000240248 at http://www.theforecaster.netMotorcycle speed, alcohol suspected in South Portland woman's deathhttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/motorcycle-speed-alcohol-suspected-south-portland/240178
SOUTH PORTLAND &mdash; A city woman who died Saturday, July 25, in a motorcycle crash in Westbrook was not wearing a helmet. It is believed that speed and alcohol were factors in the accident, Capt. Sean Lally of the Westbrook Police Department said Thursday morning. Jennifer Lavign...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/motorcycle-speed-alcohol-suspected-south-portland/240178#commentsPrintNewsApprovedSouth PortlandThu, 30 Jul 2015 14:40:07 +0000240178 at http://www.theforecaster.netS.P. woman dies in motorcycle crashhttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/sp-woman-dies-motorcycle-crash/240179
SOUTH PORTLAND &mdash; A city woman who died Saturday, July 25, in a motorcycle crash in Westbrook was not wearing a helmet. It is believed that speed and alcohol were factors in the accident, Capt. Sean Lally of the Westbrook Police Department said Thursday morning. Jennifer Lavign...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/sp-woman-dies-motorcycle-crash/240179#commentsPrintA03NewsApprovedFri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:07 +0000240179 at http://www.theforecaster.netChief: Scarborough police not on duty at Goodell homehttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/chief-scarborough-police-not-duty-goodell-home/240154
SCARBOROUGH &mdash; Police Chief Robert Moulton said Wednesday that his department is not providing private security at the Prout&rsquo;s Neck home of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Goodell's decision Tuesday to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/chief-scarborough-police-not-duty-goodell-home/240154#commentsPrintNewsScarboroughApprovedThu, 30 Jul 2015 12:30:09 +0000240154 at http://www.theforecaster.netScarborough police not on duty at Goodell homehttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/scarborough-police-not-duty-goodell-home/240155
SCARBOROUGH &mdash; Police Chief Robert Moulton said Wednesday that his department is not providing private security at the Prout&rsquo;s Neck home of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after Goodell's decision Tuesday to uphold a four-game suspension of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/scarborough-police-not-duty-goodell-home/240155#commentsPrintNewsApprovedFri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:07 +0000240155 at http://www.theforecaster.netSouth Portland-based group gets $1.2M environmental granthttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/south-portland-based-group-gets-12m-environmental/240150
SOUTH PORTLAND&nbsp;&mdash; The National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education&nbsp;will receive about $1.2 million in funding from the National Institude of Environmental Health Sciences. The announcement was made Wednesda...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/south-portland-based-group-gets-12m-environmental/240150#commentsPrintNewsApprovedSouth PortlandThu, 30 Jul 2015 12:20:08 +0000240150 at http://www.theforecaster.netSP-based group gets $1.2M environmental granthttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/sp-based-group-gets-12m-environmental-grant/240151
SOUTH PORTLAND&nbsp;&mdash; The National Partnership for Environmental Technology Education&nbsp;will receive about $1.2 million in funding from the National Institude of Environmental Health Sciences. The announcement was made Wednesda...http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/31/sp-based-group-gets-12m-environmental-grant/240151#commentsPrintNewsApprovedFri, 31 Jul 2015 04:00:07 +0000240151 at http://www.theforecaster.netSouth Portland commission may do heavy lifting on open spacehttp://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/south-portland-commission-may-do-heavy-lifting-ope/240136
SOUTH PORTLAND&nbsp;&mdash; The City Council on Monday continued its discussion of how best to implement an open space philosophy, and weighed the possibility of having the Conservation Commission do most of the work. City Manager Jim Gailey presented a list of http://www.theforecaster.net/news/print/2015/07/30/south-portland-commission-may-do-heavy-lifting-ope/240136#commentsPrintNewsApprovedSouth PortlandThu, 30 Jul 2015 13:10:08 +0000Alex Acquisto240136 at http://www.theforecaster.net